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<td class="v">25:1</td>
<td>These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.</td>
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<td class="v">25:2</td>
<td>It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.</td>
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<td class="v">25:3</td>
<td>The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.</td>
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<td class="v">25:4</td>
<td>Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.</td>
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<td class="v">25:5</td>
<td>Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.</td>
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<td class="v">25:6</td>
<td>Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:</td>
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<td class="v">25:7</td>
<td>For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.</td>
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<td class="v">25:8</td>
<td>Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.</td>
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<td class="v">25:9</td>
<td>Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:</td>
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<td class="v">25:10</td>
<td>Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.</td>
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<td class="v">25:11</td>
<td>A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.</td>
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<td class="v">25:12</td>
<td>As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.</td>
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<td class="v">25:13</td>
<td>As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.</td>
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<td class="v">25:14</td>
<td>Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.</td>
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<td class="v">25:15</td>
<td>By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.</td>
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<td class="v">25:16</td>
<td>Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.</td>
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<td class="v">25:17</td>
<td>Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.</td>
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<td class="v">25:18</td>
<td>A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.</td>
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<td class="v">25:19</td>
<td>Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.</td>
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<td class="v">25:20</td>
<td>As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.</td>
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<td class="v">25:21</td>
<td>If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:</td>
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<td class="v">25:22</td>
<td>For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.</td>
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<td class="v">25:23</td>
<td>The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.</td>
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<td class="v">25:24</td>
<td>It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.</td>
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<td class="v">25:25</td>
<td>As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.</td>
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<td class="v">25:26</td>
<td>A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.</td>
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<td class="v">25:27</td>
<td>It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.</td>
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<td class="v">25:28</td>
<td>He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.</td>
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